The New Way Things Work - Dorling Kindersley

Interactive Software by Dorling Kindersley

Bursting with machines, extra movies, animations and gizmos, plus all the wit and humor of the David Macaulay, this children's software superstar classic program explains the fascinating worlds of history's great inventors from 7000 B.C. to the present guided by the humorous Great Woolly Mammoth. The program is divided into four main sections: "The A-Z of Machines", "Principles of Science", "History", and "Inventors" each explaining the workings of more than 150 simple and complex machines and inventions. Visit the Storeroom packed with cool sounds, pictures and screensavers as author/illustrator David Macaulay introduces you to all his favorite machines. Ages: 8+

Key Features:

* 25 live-action videos featuring David Macaulay
* More than 300 animations
* 24 Mammoth Movies
* 3D illustrated landscape
* More than 70,000 words of text
* More than 1,000 full-color screens and pop-ups
* 1,000 illustrations
* Over one hour of narration and sounds effects
* Interactive Science Test
* Mammoth Storeroom featuring postcards, stationary, sounds and pictures
* Learn about 22 basic principles of science
* Fully searchable index
* System of links to related concepts and principles which allow you to connect the data
* Print and copy options
* Extensive Help screen

System Requirements:

Pentium 133 MHz processor, 16 MB RAM (128 MB for 2000/XP), 640 x 480 resolution, 16 bit color screen, 16 bit sound card, CD-Rom drive, Keyboard, Mouse and speakers